Another Mess

Several plants like these stand outside the front door or our neighbor, Mrs. Jackson and every time I would visit I would admire them. I thought they were purple shamrocks. Upon one of my visit, I finally remarked how much I liked them and Mrs. J immediately got a trowel and dug me up a few.

I did not plant them outside but in a pot so I could enjoy them year round. When they get hot, the fold up like little purple tee pees.

Only recently have I found them in a book and the plant is called "Brazilian Butterfly". I thought this a rather odd name until I saw the shape of the butterfly in the folds. It also has a sweet little flower .

The kitty justice is the name fits.